flunk
Example Sentences
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It’s saying, “Oh, yay, I get to flunk another math test this week,” when what you mean is that you are freaked out about your consistently terrible grades in math class.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024
“I would rather flunk a writing test than expose the pathetic secrets of my heart,” Malcolm writes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2023
This other teacher is going to flunk me.
From Scientific American • Oct. 13, 2022
With the new systems, they can still flunk, and they are still responsible for making academic progress.
From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2022
It is all right with me if you flunk me though as I am flunking everything else except English anyway.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
